Girls' name · since 1904

Delle

97 babies named Delle in U.S. Social Security records since 1904, with the highest year being 1915. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

97
total births
1904–2023
years on record
1910s
peak decade
32%
born in that decade

Delle sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 97 recorded since 1904.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Delle has been recorded 97 times among girls since 1904, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1904 to 2023.

  • 97 total births
  • 1904–2023 years on record
  • 1910s peak decade
  • 32% born in that decade

Data updated Jun 2026

The verdict

97 girls have been named Delle since 1904, peaking in the 1910s, last recorded in 2023.

97
total births
1904–2023
years on record
1910s
peak decade
32%
born in that decade
1910s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Delle was born in this single decade.

1915
Single peak year

8 babies were named Delle in 1915 - its busiest year on record.

Delle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Delle's SSA record in two at 1930 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1904, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1915 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Delle at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

97

Since 1904

120 years of records

Peak year

1915

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1904

Recorded for 120 years

Last year on file: 2023

Delle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1904–2023

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1915)
8
Annual births at peak, across 120 years of records
456789 1904191719231939195120212023 6

Delle by decade

Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance

1910s was Delle's strongest decade.

31 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.

Delle births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1910s at 31 births (32% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of June 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Delle?
Delle has been given to 97 babies in the U.S. since 1904, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2023. 8 babies were born in 1915, its single highest year.
When was Delle most popular?
Delle was most popular in the 1910s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 1915.
How long has the name Delle been used?
Delle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1904, spanning 120 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Delle?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Delores, Della, Delilah, Delaney, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Delle's data

  • Delle's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (31 total births) through the 2020s (11) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1904–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Delle: Baby Name Since 1904 - 97 Births, Peak 1915." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/delle. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Delle draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.